Thongloun Sisoulith | |
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| ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ | |
 Thongloun in 2024 | |
| General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2021 | |
| Deputy | Bounthong Chitmany (Standing Member) |
| Preceded by | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| 7th President of Laos | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Phankham Viphavanh Sonexay Siphandone |
| Vice President | First Vice President Pany Yathotu Second Vice President Bounthong Chitmany |
| Preceded by | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| 17th Prime Minister of Laos | |
| In office 20 April 2016 –22 March 2021 | |
| President | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Preceded by | Thongsing Thammavong |
| Succeeded by | Phankham Viphavanh |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 June 2006 –20 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
| Preceded by | Somsavat Lengsavad |
| Succeeded by | Saleumxay Kommasith |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
| In office 27 March 2001 –20 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Bounnhang Vorachit Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
| President of the State Committee for Planning and Investment | |
| In office 27 March 2001 –8 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Bounnhang Vorachit |
| Preceded by | Bouathong Vonglokham |
| Succeeded by | Soulivong Daravong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1945 |
| Party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Naly Sisoulith |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat Herzen University Russian Academy of Sciences (PhD) [1] |
Thongloun Sisoulith (born 10 November 1945) [2] is a Laotian politician and historian who serves as the general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the seventh president of Laos since 2021. [3]
Contents
- Early life and education
- Teaching career
- Political career
- As Prime Minister (2016–2021)
- Leadership
- Foreign policy
- Personal life
- Awards and honors
- Honorary doctorates
- References
- External links
Thongloun was born and educated in Houaphanh province,before receiving education in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union. During the Laotian Civil War,he supported the Pathet Lao as a teacher. He then became the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1987 which lasted to 1992,where he then served in other posts in government. In 2001,he became the deputy prime minister before becoming the minister of Foreign Affairs in 2006. Described as a 'moderate' by the U.S embassy in Vientiane,Thongloun helped improve Laos–United States relations,which was welcomed in 2009 by Senator Jim Webb and in 2010 by Hillary Clinton;while improving Laos' relationship with China and Vietnam. In 2016,he became the prime minister where he undertook anti-corruption campaigns. He then became the general secretary of the LPRP and the president in 2021. [4]
